Welcome to the website of the late John Hoyland (1934-2011), one of Britain’s leading abstract painters. Collected here is a selection of Hoyland’s work showing his progression from the hard-edge works of the early 1960s through to the intensely subjective paintings that marked his final decade

“Painting is the will and the whole self in harmony, without self-deception.”

John Hoyland, Tate Gallery talk, 1994

“Painting should be a seismograph of the person.”

John Hoyland, 2006

“Paintings are there to be experienced, they are events.”

John Hoyland, 1979

“There is no place for cynicism, only joy, passion and wonderment, clarity and eagerness.”

John Hoyland, Tate Gallery talk, 1994

Catalogue raisonné

If you own a painting by John Hoyland then please let us know. We’re compiling a complete catalogue of his paintings and need your help to track down those works in private hands.

Recent acquisitions of works by John Hoyland

The John Hoyland Estate are pleased to announce that four major paintings by John Hoyland have recently entered the collections of the Tate, the Tucson Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Hoyland Trust funds next generation of artists

The John Hoyland Trust launched The John Hoyland Scholarship in memory of John at the Chelsea College of Arts in 2014. The annual award is intended to encourage students from less privileged backgrounds to apply for an MA in Fine Art. The first student, Rhiannon Salisbury, took up her place …

Hoyland gives back to Jamaica – building classrooms for the place that inspired him

The Hoyland Trust Estate has completed the building of two classrooms for Anchovy Primary School in Jamaica. Hoyland’s connection with the school was through his wife, Beverley Heath-Hoyland, who attended as a child. The former Jamaican beauty queen, who now oversees the John Hoyland Trust, says, ‘John loved Jamaica, its colours …

Beautiful Geometry: William Boyd on John Hoyland

I bought my first John Hoyland in 1994. It was a predominantly red abstract with a rectangle of acid green at the bottom, painted in 1964. It was at auction – Christie’s – and, as it turned out, I was the sole bidder. Auction houses are a very useful indicator …